Rod-reel.



110. 636,242. Patented Nov. 7, I899.

J. c. CROMWELL.

ROD REEL.

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[U ITED STATES I PATEN JOHN C. OROMWELL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGN OROF ONE-HALF TO 1 WILLIAM GARRETT, OF SAME PLACE.

ROD-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 636,242, dated November7, 1899. Application filed October 24, 1898. Serial No. 694,392. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN C. OROMWELL, of Cleveland, in the county ofOuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Rod-Reels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section ofmy improved reel, showing the hooks extended and ready to receive thewire rod. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1, but showing the hooks retracted; and Fig. 4 is a sideelevation showing the preferred means for raising and lowering thebrake-wheel.

My invention relates to that class of wirerod reels wherein a series ofhook-shaped fingers are held in position to receive the coil and arethen retracted, so as to discharge it; and it is designed to prevent theaccidental holding of the coil by one or more of the hooks whenretracted, to provide an improved brake and actuating connections forthe reel, and generally to strengthen and improve its construction.

In the drawings, 2 represents a vertical driven shaft having the ring 3pinned or otherwise secured to its lower end. Surrounding the shaft andresting upon this ring is the sleeve 4, having cast integral therewiththe plate 5, which is provided with a depending annular flange 6,slotted at intervals throughout its circumference. Pivoted within eachslot in this stripper-plate is a swinging hook 7, the shank of which isprovided with a projecting lug 8, connected bypivotal link 9 with anannular plate 10, which is arranged to slide vertically upon the sleeve4 and is provided with a keyway connection therewith. The plate 10 issecured to a vertical depending shield-plate 11, carried byafriotiondrum or ring 12. This friction-ring 12 consists of twohorizontally-divided parts secured to- "ether by bolts or rivets 1b andis provided lllih two inner beveled or inclined frictionurfaces 14 and15. A friction-wheel 16 is seured to the shaft and arranged to drive theing or drum 12 whenever the drum is lowered ,hereon. To raise thefriction-rim g out of contact, I provide a friction brake-wheel17,whicl1 is arranged to contact with the surface 14 and may be raisedand lowered by a suitable hydraulic motor 20, having connections 21 tolugs 18 upon the hub of this wheel. A brass sleeve 19 is preferablyemployed, which prevents the friction-disk 16 from bearing upon andclamping the hub 4.

The operation is as follows: The shaft being constantly driven, when thewire rod is to be coiled the friction-ring 12 is lowered into contactwith the wheel 16 and being rotated thereby gives a rotary motion to thehooks and the stripper-plate, the hooks being forced out into theiroperative position by the lowering of the friotionring. hen the rod iscoiled, the hydraulic motor being actuated to lift the brake-wheel 17,the friction-ring 12 is thereby lifted from the wheel 16 and thestationary brake-wheel 17 slows down and stops the rotatory motion, thehooks having been retracted automatically as the friction-wheel 12 islifted. As the hooks move in through the slots in the stripper-plate thecoil of rod will drop freely from them.

Theadvantages of my invention will be apparent to those skilled in theart. By using the stripper-plate, through slots in which the hooks aremoved,the coil is positively stripped from these hooks as they move in,where formerly the coil was liable to be caught and held by one or moreof these hooks. By the use of the brake-wheel, located as shown, thebraking action occurs simultaneously with the retraction of the hooks,while the vertical movement-of this brake-wheel itself severs theactuating connections between the continuously-driven shaft and thereel.

Other mechanism may be provided for moving the hooks in or out, and manyother variations may be made without departing from my invention, sinceI claim- 1. A rod-reel, having a series of movable hook-shaped fingersarranged to receive the coil, a stripper-plate,and mechanism forwithdrawing the rod-receiving portions of the fingers through the plate,to strip the coil from said fingers; substantially as described.

2. A rod-reel having a friction-wheel secured to the driven shaft, avertically-movroo able friction-ring having the same axis as andarranged to connect with and be driven by the said wheel, hook-shapedfingers arranged to receive the rod, and connections between the fingersand the friction-ring arranged to move them in and out upon its verticalmovement; substantially as described.

3. A rod-reel, having a frictionwheel secured to a driven shaft, avertically-movable friction-drum arranged to contact with thefriction-wheel and be driven thereby, a friction brake-wheel arranged tocontact with the friction-drum and raise and lower it, and means formoving the brake-wheel Vertically; substantially as described.

4. A rod-reel, having a friction-wheel secured to a driven shaft, avertically-movable friction-drum having an inner face arranged tocontact with the friction-wheel, a verticallyinovable brake-wheellocated within the friction-drum and arranged to contact with and raiseand lower said drum, and mechanism arranged to raise and lower thebrakewheel; substantially as described.

5. A rod-reel having a vertical driven shaft, a friction-wheel securedthereto, and having a beveled outer face, a verticallymovablefriction-ring arranged to contact therewith, a series ofontwardly-movable swinging hooks supported around the shaft, actuatingcon nections between the hooks and the vertically-movable friction-ringand a stripperplate through which the hooks move; substantially asdescribed.

6. A rod-reel comprising a driven shaft, a friction-wheel securedthereto, and having a beveled annular face,afriction-ring surroundingthe wheel, and having an inner face c0- acting with the face of thefriction-wheel, a non-rotatory brake-ring situate within and arranged toraise and lower the friction-ring, a series of pivoted hooks havingactuating connections with the ring, and a stripperplate through whichthe hooks move; substantially as described.

7. A rod-reel havinga series of outwardlymovable hook-fingers, a brakearranged to stop the rotation of the reel, and actuating connectionsbetweeen the brake and the hookfingers arranged to retract the fingerswhenever the brake is applied; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN C. CROMWELL.

\Vitnesses:

II. J. UILLis, ED\\'ARD W. MUNTZ.

